How to overcome 6 common barriers to success
Happy Lunar New Year (and Aquarius New Moon)! I always love this time of year because I feel like it gives us a second chance at a fresh start after the January 1st New Year. (Plus it's my personal new year since my birthday is in a little over a week 🥳)
Right now is a chance to realign if we've gone astray on the path to our desires, to recalibrate in ways that work even better or simply to begin if we didn't have the clarity to move forward a few weeks ago.
But in truth every day is a fresh start so any day is the perfect day to start anew.
Let me ask you a question: what would change for you if you knew your success was guaranteed?
If you knew you couldn't fail, would you:
Be more excited to pursue your goals?
Feel more of a sense of lightness and enjoy the process?
Let yourself take more risks?
Last week we talked about how the emotional cycle of behavior change can sabotage our success. (If you missed that you can read it here.) Here are some other common barriers that can get in the way of your success.
6 Common Barriers to Success
not planning or putting your action steps on the calendar (this means a specific where and when)
allowing your limiting beliefs to hold you back
letting any failures stop you
not shifting your identity to match the new reality you’re in the process of creating
having an unrealistic relationship to time
not having your own definition of success
Not having your own definition of success shows up in one of two ways:
Your definition is based on how other people define success (your family, society, culture, etc.) so you may be trying to succeed in ways or at things that are out of alignment with your desires or not moving you towards things you actually value.
You don’t have concrete measures of what success looks like (for you) so you are always working towards it, but never actually know when you've achieved successful milestones. It’s like the carrot that keeps moving.
One of the ways you increase your chances of success is by creating your OWN definition of success.
Not one that has been put on you by society, loved ones, or one you’ve just accepted because you haven’t taken time to consciously create your own.
One that you are CHOOSING.
One that you value.
One that aligns with your beliefs, your identity and your spirit.
Use the 4-step process below to Create Your Own Definition of Success!
4 Steps to Create Your Own Definition of Success
How do you currently define success and where did this current definition of success come from? Who contributed to it?
What does success look like for YOU? Some of your answer from #1 may ring true and you may find you want to let go of other parts.
What areas of your life do you want to define your success in? Take time to think about the different areas of your life in relation to: Financial goals, Health goals, Relationship goals, Career goals, Creative goals, Play goals..
What do you want other’s involvement to be? Success may even (and often should) include relational goals with your friends, spouse, family or children so think of those people that are important to you when answering this question.
Wishing you health, prosperity and luck on your journey.
If you want to learn more about creating your own life from a place of empowerment, confidence and ease stay tuned because The School of Self Care is opening soon. You can get on the waitlist here so you can be the first to know when the doors open.
